| Kathleen "Kitty" Kent Wason, 80, died on August 23, 2002,
in her home in Evergreen, Colorado after a long illness battling cancer.
Kathleen was born on October 16th, 1921, in Philadelphia, and graduated
from Shady Hill School, Shipley School, and in 1943 from Smith College.
She earned a master's degree in education from Fairfield University in
1976. She served in the American
Red Cross on Attu Island during the Aleutian Islands campaign in 1944
and 1945.
Her husband, John; son James and his wife Nancy; and two grandchildren,
Daniel and Jessica Wason were with her at her bedside when she passed
away. Other surviving family members are her daughter, Wendy; sons,
William and John Kent Wason; grandchildren, Max and Joshua Wason; and
brother, Donald Kent.
Source: Lakewood Sentinel, page 2, Thursday, Sept 19, 2002 |